Shoe-creeper.



F. JORDAN.

SHOE CREEPER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 22. 1916.

1,236,572. Patented ug. 14,1917.

INVENTOR For/est Jardaz Amonrmys FORREST JORDAN, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

SHOE-CREEPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 14, 1917.

Application filed November 22, 1916. Serial No. 132,825.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Fonnns'r JORDAN, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Creepers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a shoe creeper.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a skeleton wire sole for shoes which is adapted for use as a protective sole by laborers or as a creeper. to prevent slipping when used by hunters or woodsmen.

Another object of the invention is to provide a metallic sole of the character described, which is easily applied or removed, and furthermore provide means for locking the sole against accidental removal when in actual use.

Further objects will hereinafter appear.

The invention consists of the parts and the construction and combination of parts as hereinafter more fully described and claimed, having reference to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the shoe creeper.

Fig. 2 is a bottom view of a shoe sole showing the application of the creeper.

Referring to the drawings in detail, A indicates in general the skeleton frame of the metallic sole, which in this instance consists of a single length of wire, 2, which is bent to form a series of transverse extending connected loops, 3, a suflicient number of loops being provided to permit the entire bottom portion of the sole to be covered as shown in Fig. 2.

For the purpose of securing the metallic sole or creeper to the sole of the shoe indicated at B, a plurality of metallic clips 4, have been provided, a pair of said clips being secured to the forward end of the wire frame and a second pair to the rear end of the frame. These clips are constructed of any suitable form of metal and each consists of a base section 5, which is provided with loops 6, adapted to embrace and clamp transverse sections on the wire frame, each clip being furthermore provided with an upwardly extending right angular shaped tongue 7 which is adapted to embrace the outer ends of the sole. The several connected transverse loops forming the metalmit it to be lengthened or shortened to fit shoes of varying sizes. The forward end of the wire comprising the metallic sole is bent up to form a short pin 8, which is adapted to receive perforated end 9 of a longitudinally extending locking member 10.

' The rear end of the metallic frame is simiuntil the frame is sufficiently stretched topermit the rear engaging locks 4: to engage the sole of the shoe at the inner part thereof or what is commonly known as'the instep. The frame is then released and permitted to-contract as much as the width of the sole will permit- The lock bar 10, having previously been applied and engaged with the pin 8 is then swung up into en gagement with the pin 11, and if a perfect register with one of the perforations 12 is not immediately obtained-it is only necessary toeither pull or contract the metallic frame until a register is made. The pin 11, is then inserted and as the metallic frame is always under more or less tension whether expanded or contracted it can readily be seen that a perfect lock is secured which prevents the metallic sole from stretching or becoming accidentally removed from the shoe sole when in natural use, the forward side of the pin 8, and the rear side of the pin 11 being preferably indented or engaged as 13 to prevent locking bar from working off. Any such tendency however, is practically eliminated when the locking bar assumes a position intermediate of the shoe sole and the metallic sole as shown in Fig. 2.

The creeper constructed as herein shown is not only useful as a protecting metallic sole when used by laborers, but has proven to be an eflicient creeper to prevent slipping when used by huntsmen or woodsmen. This construction is so simple and substantial that accidental removal is practically impossible, and as it may be easily applied or removed it can readily be seen that a useful and eflicient article has been secured. While metallic clips are here shown as applied it is obvious that the ends of the loops'might be open to form the clips desired, and while I the wire is employed it is obvious that any other similar material might be used. The bottom surface of the wire comprising the metal clips secured to said frame adapted to grip the sole of a shoe, and means for securing the 'Wll'G frame against longitudinal contraction or expansion.

3. A shoe creeper comprising a frame frame may be roughened as shown in l formed from a single length of wire bent Fig. 2, to prevent lateral slippingof, the foot; this roughening being particularly useful in the creeper as employed on ice or rocks made slippery by Water action; it may therefore be employed as an eflicient ice creeper.

The materials and finish of the several parts of the creeper may be otherwise of such as experience and judgment in manufacture may dictate.

I wish it understood that various changes in form, preparation and minor details of construction maybe resorted to within the scope of the appended claims, and I do not wish to limit myself to the specific design and construction here shown.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patcut is: I

1. A shoe creeper comprising a wire frame 'bcnt from a single length of wire and adapted to cover the bottom of a shoe sole from'the toe to the instep, clips on the wire frame adapted to engage the side edges of the sole, and means for securing the wire frame against longitudinal expansion or contraction.

2. A shoe creeper comprising a frame formed from a single length of wire bent to form a series of transversely extending connected interspaced loops, a plurality of to form a series of transversely extending connected interspaced loops and a plurality of metal clips secured to said frame adapted to grip the sole of a shoe, a pm at each end of the frame, and a locking bar cngageable with said pins to secure the frame against longitudinal contraction or expansion.

4. A shoe creeper comprising a wire frame consisting of a series of transversely extending connected interspaced loops, clips on the frame adapted to grip the sole of a shoe, a pin at each end of the frame and a perforated metal bar engageable with the pins.

5. A shoe creeper comprising a wire frame consisting of a series of transversely extending connected interspaced loops, clips on the frame adapted to grip the sole of a shoe, a pin at each end of the frame and a metal bar having a single perforation at one end and a plurality of perforations at the other end engageable with the 'pins to secure the frame against longitudinal contraction or expansion.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto-set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FORREST JORDAN. Witnesses:

EMILE CERF, J. A. MCCARTHY.

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